Tuesday, April 4

The Kindness of Strangers

Thank you Devon and Colin.
If it weren't for the kind inquiries of two fellow writers, I would have never returned to my blog.

Quick recap of the past months:


  • Ocotober 2005: getting very busy at work; I am 'volunteered' for charity work by boss.
  • November, Part 1: very busy at work; charity work kicks into overdrive; husband travels to L.A. for work; child no. 1 has very serious autism regression; family dynamics brought to full halt due to subsequent stress-related reactions.
  • November, Part 2: work still busy, charity work very busy, child no. 1 still regressing; husband comes back; I become ill (typical 'calvary has arrived' syndrome)
  • November, The Final Act - lots of spending: spending time in emergency room; spending Thanksgiving weekend on couch; spending more time than I have recovering
  • December: re-evaluation of priorities. What really matters in my life? Why am I working so hard for other people? And why can't I do this for myself? Start researching alternative autism treatment for child no. 1. If doctors aren't managing this thing, then it's up to me.
  • January 2006: friend calls up and asks if I want to work out with her. Sure. Thus begins the kickoff of my new physcial fitness routine. Decide to take a mental look at writing. Again.
  • February: still working out. Still thinking about writing. Waiting for the sun to come out in Ohio. Putting together suggested treatment protocol for child no. 1. Lots and lots and LOTS of medical research. Really saddened by what I find. Hopeful, too.
  • March: starting to see nice results from working out. Other people are noticing, too. Realize that my 39th birthday is coming up next month. Whom do I want to be this new birthday year? Clean out office and organize. Come across Colin's schedule of writing I had printed off. Strangely enough, he sends email few days later. Okay, I'll take the hint.
  • April:just sent out first non-fiction book proosal. Working on completing first fiction novel in time for evaluation by agent at end of this month. Also just sent out poetry submission to Ploughshares. Poem is not my best, but want to try anyway. Can also run for 20 minutes straight on the treadmill, have lost 20 pounds so far. Workout buddy and myself have registered for the New York City Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Devon, I'm coming back to NYC on October 7 and 8th!
  • Also April: Like I said, thanks to the kindness of strangers, I log my first blog entry in months. Feels good to be back.

posted by A.M.Adams @ 4/04/2006 11:31:00 AM

2 Comments:

At 12:54 PM, Blogger Colin said...

And it is great to see you back again! Good luck with the proposal, and I hope everything else that's going on smooths out to a managable level.

 
At 4:49 PM, Blogger Devon Ellington said...

Great to have you back. We've missed you. Hang in there. There's a lovely blog on my "Daily Blog Reads" called "Greener Pastures" -- it's a mother who lives in Ireland and she talks a lot about dealing with her autistic daughter. You might find some helpful information there --I think she started a special message board/mailing list about it.

 

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